The "Tale of Genji" Album (Genji monogatari gajō), Part 1

Thread-bound painted books (three); ink, color and gold on paper

First of two albums, each containing twenty-seven paired paintings & calligraphic excerpts, this one mounted with a later frontispiece at the beginning

Image: ink and color on silk; Calligraphy: ink on paper

Hanging scroll; ink on silk; with inscription and signature of the artist reading "Hyŏn Ch'ae ki" following the inscription and with a second signature of the artist reading "Ryong-song" in the lower right corner; with five seals of the artist, the two immediatly following the signature at the end of the long inscritption reading "Hyon Ch'ae in" and "Paek-tang", the single seal following the signature in the lower right corner reading"An A Shin"

Album of fans; ink, color and gold on paper with gold sunago

Image: ink and color on silk; Calligraphy: ink on paper

Handscroll; ink on paper

Ink on paper

Thread-bound painted books (three); ink, color and gold on paper

Image: ink and color on silk; Calligraphy: ink on paper

Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Album leaf